I was reading a magazine and there was a woman in it that had lost 125 pounds in a year by eating two bowls of shredded wheat with milk for two meals a day, and eating a balanced meal for the third meal. I thought to myself- that sounds too good to be true...so, today I'm trying it. I need more Fiber anyway, and shredded wheat actually has some Protein in it.

But, I knew that if I was going to eat Cereal it wouldn't stick with me very long, so I decided that I would need Snacks. So, If I need a snack I am going to eat either fruit or veggies. That way I can get in those, too.

Today is day #1, and I was surprised at how full the cereal made me at Breakfast. We'll see how it tides me over at lunch. I'll keep you posted.

Has anyone else tried this?

Megan

I've often wondered though, whether being banded, it's more realistic to use this type of diet to get a bit of weight off quickly, or when you've stalled. Because unlike an unbanded person who does this sort of thing, you're not likely to stack it all back on with interest are you?

I mean, you cant live on 2 bowls of Cereal a day forever but if it blasts away a few lbs why not?

[hypocrisy]

I guess the point I'm trying to make is yeah, you can lose the weight and you do have a better chance of keeping it off if you're banded, but the fact is, it's just not a healthy diet.

[/hypocrisy]

*eats a handful of M&Ms*

i agree with you sleepjean... and for anyone contemplating this or any other kinds of "plan" -- like Delarla said, it's the low amount of calories consumed that's doing it. i seriously think you could eat anything in those low amount of calories per day and lose. in fact, i remember from my Human Nutrition course in college how the instructor said:

"Yes, you can lose weight eating two snickers bars a day, but who can do that? And is that good for you? Sure, you might get your days worth of Calcium, but you get a weeks worth of sugar... Think it through."

That was funny, but so true. She also said the same thing regarding carbs and beer... I'm sure you get the point. At any rate, I still wish you all luck, but want to ask a question... seriously. Did we get banded to be on fad diets for the rest of our lives, or did we get banded to learn to eat right, eat less, and live a longer happier life for it?

my 2 cents... :rofl:

I can't believe I missed this diet, I thought I'd tried them all, hmmmm.

I can't believe I missed this diet, I thought I'd tried them all, hmmmm.

Special "K" had this out a year or two ago, seems like they put it out the first of the year.

Just like Weight Watchers no registration every January, LOL.

I think this sounds great and I'm going to try it... since I've been banded - cereal is one of the things I can eat that I have absolutely no trouble with... More often than not with most things I end up over the toilet :-( Some days I can eat stuff - the next day I might not be able to eat the same thing.

I guess I'll get it right one day.

Could I do this diet with Fruity Pebbles or Apple Jacks?

LMBO!!!

I'm having cinnamon swirls this week. LOL Next week I'm having oatmeal, any suggestions of what to put in it.

Could I do this diet with Fruity Pebbles or Apple Jacks?

What I want to know is can I do it with a mixing bowl? When I eat cereal - I usually eat WAY more than the proscribed 5 biscuits of shredded wheat.. (or whatever the number is).

Guess I will have to stick to lean Protein and Veggies...

DANG!~

Ok, so the two bowls of Cereal diet was interesting, and I only did it one week. I didn't lose any weight, and it was kind of nice not to have to think about what I was going to eat for Breakfast or lunch...but I craved Protein like crazy every afternoon. This tells me that my body needs more protein earlier in the day. I should try doing one bowl in the morning and one for dinner but I decided that it sounds like to much work :-).

How's everyone else doing on it? I like the apple jacks and fruity pebbles version a lot better :-)

Megan